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Native or Non FC-SW-2 modes are not supported on the 2-port Fibre Channel switch - IBM BladeCenter

Troubleshooting


Problem

Native or Non FC-SW-2 modes are not supported on the 2-port or Qlogic 6-port Enterprise Fibre Channel switch modules for BladeCenter.

Resolving The Problem

Source
RETAIN tip: H182873

Symptom   
Native or Non FC-SW-2 modes are not supported on the 2-port or Qlogic 6-port Enterprise Fibre Channel switch modules for BladeCenter.

Affected configurations
The system may be any of the following IBM BladeCenter:  
  • IBM BladeCenter, type 8677, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter HS40, type 8839, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter HS20, type 8678, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter HS20, type 8832, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter JS20, type 8842, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter T, type 8730, any model
  • IBM BladeCenter T, type 8720, any model

The system is configured with any diagnostics.
 
The system is configured with any utility.
 
The BIOS levels affected are:  

  • any

The Firmware levels affected are:  

  • any
Additional information  
Use of the "native mode" option is not supported on the 2-port BladeCenter Fibre Channel Switch. FC-SW-2 is the only IBM-supported operating mode for this switch.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-57419

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